Savings with fitness too: Machine gives away free tickets for sit-ups, video goes viral

Team Udayavani, Feb 21, 2020, 3:22 PM IST

New Delhi: A unique experiment has been done by the Railways Department to encourage fitness at Anand Vihar railway station of Delhi. After exercising in front of the machine installed here, platform tickets can be taken free of charge.

Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal posted a tweet with a video with this update on Friday, February 21.

In the video, a teenager can be seen doing continuous sit-ups in front of the machine in a specified area and at the end of the video, a ticket falls from the machine.

“Saving with fitness too: A unique experiment has been done to encourage fitness at Delhi’s Anand Vihar railway station,” Goyal quoted in the post in Hindi.

फिटनेस के साथ बचत भी: दिल्ली के आनंद विहार रेलवे स्टेशन पर फिटनेस को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए अनूठा प्रयोग किया गया है।

यहां लगाई गई मशीन के सामने एक्सरसाइज करने पर प्लेटफार्म टिकट निशुल्क लिया जा सकता है। pic.twitter.com/RL79nKEJBp

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) February 21, 2020

This video has garnered more than 1 lakh views 21k likes and 5.3k retweets so far.

In response to this, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Youth Affairs & Sports, Kiren Rejiju has appreciated the move by retweeting the post.

“Railway Minister @PiyushGoyal A unique and amazing use of ji. Saving with health too! Exercising in front of this machine installed at Anand Vihar railway station in Delhi, you can get a platform ticket free. Let us all, Prime Minister @narendramodi Join Gee’s #FitIndiaMovement initiative,” he posted in the tweet in Hindi.

रेल मंत्री @PiyushGoyal जी का एक अनोखा तथा गजब का प्रयोग। स्वास्थ्य के साथ बचत भी! दिल्ली के आनंद विहार रेलवे स्टेशन पर लगाई गयी यह मशीन के सामने व्यायाम करने से प्लाट्फ़ोर्म टिकट निशलक मिल सकता है। आइए हम सब, प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi जी के #FitIndiaMovement पहल से जुड़ें। https://t.co/VrLLzjwd9K

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) February 21, 2020

Many netizens have appreciated the Government for the initiative. Here are some responses.

Wonderful initiative. Till we saw such experimental machines only in western countries but now india also has joined them for this good work which will create awareness for fitness. ?
Thank-you sir. ?

— Dr.Deepa Sharma (@deepadoc) February 21, 2020

Wow this is really great. Great Innovation to motivate for fitness… Great respect for @PiyushGoyal one of the best Minister

— Hemir Desai (@hemirdesai) February 21, 2020